region
Funafuti area
Sleep on Funafuti and do the atoll in short rides and one boat day: everything sits on one thin islet and in its lagoon.
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Rules in force · 2
- Tuvalu ↗Visitors usually receive an entry permit on arrival with an onward ticket and proof of funds, but check Tuvalu immigration or a Tuvalu mission for your passport before booking.
- Tuvalu ↗The Funafuti Conservation Area is protected: no fishing or taking shells, and visits should be arranged with the conservation office or a licensed boat.
Funafuti is the only practical base in Tuvalu: the airstrip, the guesthouses and the lagoon are all on one islet a few kilometres long. Days are paced by the tide, the wind and the weekly flights from Suva.
Where to sleep
Funafutisleep base
Lagoon front, airstrip and terminal, north end, conservation area by boat.
Night sequences
- 3 nights
- Funafuti 3 between two flights, one boat day
- 7 nights
- Funafuti 7, two boat days and slow days
- Outer islands are reached by irregular government ship: do not plan them around a flight.
Day-trips door to door
| To | From | Door-to-door p50 | Last return | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funafuti Conservation Area | Funafuti | 45 min | unknown | Licensed boat by arrangement; weather and tide decide. |
Bags between cities
No luggage forwarding culture: keep the big bag at the guesthouse.